So You're Going to Be a Father
Top 8 Billed Cast
Joe McDoakes / Josephine McDoakes
Narrator (voice)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
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Overview
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
Release Date
1947-05-10
Average
5.5
Rating:
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